GRE Word List
PROPONENT
one who argues in favor of something : advocate
The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.
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| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
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| document | proof |
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| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
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